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Manchester United 0 - Barcelona 2 Champions League Final, May 27, 2009 After Manchester United put in all the early running in Rome, Ronaldo striking the target with a rasping free-kick after two minutes before Ronaldo had two further chances in the opening ten minutes, it was Barca who snatched the lead with their first attack of the game. Iniesta carry the ball into the final third, played in Samuel Eto'o in the box, and the Cameroonian beat Vidic before firing past Van der Sar. Giggs sent a free-kick over the bar as United looked for the leveller. (First half highlights here.) Thierry Henry was foiled by Van der Sar, before Xavi crashed a free-kick against the United post, as Barca came flying out the traps early in the second half. And in the 70th minute that Catalans bagged their second, Xavi picking out an unmarked Lionel Messi in the box and the Argentine rose high to head home.

Liverpool 4 - Arsenal 4 Premier League, April 21, 2009 Liverpool looked threatening early doors against an Arsenal side decked out in their replica '89 shirts, Lukasz Fabianski saved well from Torres just before the twenty minute mark. Ten minutes before the break Mascherano paid a heavy price for being caught in possession, Nasri played in Fabregas who squared the ball for Andrei Arshavin to finish off the bar to put the Gunners into the lead. Liverpool came storming out the blocks in the second half, Fernando Torres headed in the equaliser on 48 from a Kuyt cross after Sagna failed to clear and the turnaround was completed on 55 when another ball from Kuyt on the right was headed over the line by a brave diving header from Yossi Benayoun. Ten minutes later it was 2-2, Andrei Arshavin nicked the ball in front of Arbeloa and the Russian schemer fired a cracker into the far corner. Three minutes later and Arsenal took the lead, Aurelio the defender at fault this time, presenting Arshavin with an easy chance to complete his hat-trick. Two minutes later it was 3-3, Fernando Torres turning Silvestre to level the game yet again. An incredible match still had two late goals to lend it legendary status, first Arshavin bagged his fourth after good work by Walcott only for Liverpool to equalise in injury-time with a close-range effort from Benayoun.

On last night\'s Daily Show, Jason Jones quizzed people on the streets in a country whose education system is in shambles and where no value is placed on understanding the outside world. He also quizzed some people in Iran.

Athletic Bilbao 1 - Barcelona 4 Copa Del Rey final, May 13, 2009 Much to the joy of the romantics it was Atletico Bilbao, not Barcelona, who struck first in the Copa Del Rey final when Gaizka Toquero headed home a back-post corner from Francisco Yeste. On the half hour Yaya Toure drew Barca level with a low shot that deflected into the near post. The Catalans took control of the match early in the second half, Leo Messi converted a rebound before Bojan Krkic slipped in a beautiful third off the far post. A super free-kick from Xavi made it three goals in five minutes to kill the match. The match was soured when Dani Alves was struck on the head by a beer can thrown by a Bilbao supporter.

Manchester United 1 - Arsenal 0 Champions League semi-final first-leg, April 29, 2009 The hosts started with a high tempo, Ronaldo flashing a cross across the Arsenal box in the early exchanges. Manuel Almunia made a stunning point-blank save to deny Carlos Tevez, and moments later United's pressure paid dividends with John O'Shea arriving in the box to smash home the opener 17 minutes in. Almunia came to the Gunners' rescue midway through the half when the Spanish keeper saved brilliantly to deny a Ronaldo header. Arsenal barely tested Van der Sar in the first half, Cesc Fabregas trying his luck from 20-yards out without success. As Adebayor flashed a shot over the bar for Arsenal midway through the second half, Ronaldo came within inches of adding a second only to see his dipping strike crash against the bar.

Wigan 1 - Manchester United 2 Premier League, May 13, 2009 On a wet and filthy night in Wigan, Manchester United never looked assured in the early stages. And they fell a goal behind when a long Cattermole pass towards Hugo Rodallega popped up in the air when Vidic came into challenge, but the Colombian was quicker to regain his bearing when the ball landed to fired inside Van der Sar's near post. With United still looking flat after the break Fergie replace Anderson with Carlos Tevez and within four minutes the Argentine converted with a fantastic touch in box from a Carrick shot. With United upping their tempo as the match progressed finally the Red Devils took the lead when Michael Carrick arrowed a perfect left-footer into the top corner from O'Shea's pass.

While Sunrisers Hyderabad are in fine form, having registered comfortable wins in their last two games, Delhi have been inconsistent, winning two - including one in the Super Over - and losing two in the Indian Premier League 2019.

Chelsea 1 - Barcelona 1 Champions League semi-final second leg, May 6, 2009 Michael Essien sent Stamford Bridge wild in the ninth minute with a brilliant left-footed volley that beat Valdes and crashed in off the bar. Early in the second half Drogba had a great chance to double Chelsea's lead but his shot was weak and too close to Valdes. With 25 minutes remaining Barca's task got harder when they were reduced to ten men, Eric Abidal sent off for a professional foul on Anelka - who clearly dived. Three minutes into injury time Andres Iniesta popped up with a cracking equaliser, a crucial away goal into the top corner, to crush Chelsea's dreams and send Barcelona into the dream final against Manchester United

Barcelona 0 - Chelsea 0 Champions League semi-final first-leg, April 28, 2009 Guus Hiddink's Chelsea side stifled Barcelona during the first half (highlights here) at the Nou Camp, Drogba went the closest after a Marquez error with Valdes saving well. Barca continued to dominate in the second half but the side in yellow defended resolutely in front of a solid Petr Cech with Eto'o and substitue Krkic spurning the best chances for the home side.

Hamburg 3 - Manchester City 1 UEFA Cup, April 9, 2009 City got off to the best possible start in Hamburg scoring after just 30 seconds, Ireland played in Robinho with a long ball, the Brazilian controlled brilliantly before returning the ball to the advancing Stephen Ireland who had the simple job of turning the ball over the line. But City's lead was short-lived, Piotr Trochowski's corner was headed home by Joris Mathijsen at the near post. The Germans then took control of proceedings, but it took until the 60th minute and a Micah Richards handball to allow Piotr Trochowski the opportunity to put Hamburg ahead from the spot. Trochowski capped a fine performance sending in a low cross from the left that Jose Paolo Guerrro, unmarked, steered into the roof of the net for the Germans' third.

a woman gave birth in a porter potty and abandoned her baby inside the toilet. Construction workers saw it happen and called 911. The baby was alive when discovered. Watch the story below.

Terminator Salvation opens in two weeks, and the marketing department is already gearing up for that final push where the turd's hanging three quarters of the way out your ass and you start sweating because you know if you don't get it all out you're just gonna be wiping forever and who has the time? Anyway, in preparation for all that, they've released this new, extended, four-minute trailer, and I'd be lying if I said it didn't look badass. It's interesting to note that most of these clips seem to take place during the day time, which is a switch from the first two, which seemed like 85% night scenes. Haha, just kidding, I liked it when the giant robot caught on fire.

Broken heart and loveless marriage can be the biggest cause of disappointment and distress in one's life, but the fact is that such cases are becoming common these days, with people becoming selfish and losing their moral values.

Mumbai Indians became the very first team in IPL 2019 to defeat last year's defending champions Chennai Super Kings, when they defeated the Yellow Army by 37 runs at the Wankhede Stadium. Sunrisers Hyderabad are the team in form as well, having won their last three games, with Jonny Bairstow and David Warner leading the charge.

Both RR and SRH will be without their star players, and how the team adapts to their absence will go a long way in determining the winner. SRH have a wobbly middle-order, while RR still have players like Riyan Parag, Smith, Rahane and Smith in their ranks.

MI have a great advantage over their rivals when it comes to the head-to-head. The Rohit Sharma-led team have won 18 of the 23 games that they have played against KKR, and with the home side in utter disarray, the match prediction is in favour of MI again.

Royal Challengers Bangalore do not have the best of records in this fixture but recent good form - though not enough to keep them in play-off contention - means they should be confident of sealing a home win.

The match prediction goes in favour of the visiting team as they are the in-form team and have more experienced and consistent batters along with bowlers.

In the modern world, ego is on the rise and values are on decline, which is the reason why relationships have become so fragile. As a result, we have seen so many marriages and love affairs having a really bad fate, with people parting on unfriendly notes.

The match prediction is a tough one, as both teams are evenly poised with enough players in their ranks who can see them sail through. Just because the game is at